This effect is used now, just for eye-candy. Proper hyper-physics is not implemented yet.

What might the eventual implementation of actual hyperspace effects look like? Although, I suspect this is jumping out of range of this thread. <-- See what I did, there? Really, though, what kinds of things would be taken into account?

LMAO!!! Oh my, Billy_Mayes, I know you did not just post a HUGE picture of Spongebob! Now that I've stopped laughing enough to breathe... So, the effects of hyperspace being visible only to people inside the vessel is innteresting. So outside observers wouldn't notice the ship, of course. But, the effect from third person would still be visible... because you're flying the ship...? Or might it just be, hyperdrive, pow, jump, you've arrived at your destination?

New landform - something looks like rivers. I call them pseudo rivers. Of course this is not real rivers, ie they not flow from highland to the sea, they have no inflows, etc. River nets sometimes look strange - like blood vessels, and even can make circular bayous. To have 3D water, their surface must be on a sea level, so they really look good only near shores. So I simply limit their generation on highland. However they sometimes create nice looking valleys in mountain rages.